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Hidden London book

Hidden London Discovering the forgotten Underground

Published by Yale Press 2019

ISBN 978-0-300-245790 

This is an intriguing history of disused and repurposed London Underground spaces. Behind locked doors and lost entrances lies a secret world of redundant stations and passageways, empty elevator shafts and cavernous ventilation ducts, some of which housed air raid shelters, secret wartime offices, and Winston Churchills bunker. Lavishly illustrated with previously unseen archives, architectural drawings and photographs, this book is an authoritative account of London's vast and vital transport network.

Underground: How the Tube Shaped London

Published by the Penguin Group

ISBN 978-1-846-14462-2

In 2013 London Underground, the world's first underground railway, marks its 150th anniversary. This new, lavishly illustrated history is the official anniversary publication of the London Underground, drawing on previously unseen sources and images to celebrate the crucial role of the tube in the creation and everyday life of modern London.

Underground How the Tube shaped London
Haynes manual

London Underground Owners' Workshop Manual

Published by Haynes

ISBN 978-0-85733-369-8

The London Underground, or Tube, is an icon: it is the world's oldest underground rail network and remains one of its largest and busiest. The Haynes London Underground Manual provides a detailed insight into its design, construction, operation and maintenance, featuring fascinating photographs and drawings from the archives along with essential technical details and an engaging narrative. Lively presentation and an abundance of colour imagery make this book an essential read for all enthusiasts of the Underground, railways and, indeed, historic London.

Rails through the clay

Published by Capital Transport Publishing; 2nd edition (10 May 1993)

ISBN 978-1854141514

A truly all encompassing biography of the conception, birth, and evolution of London's tube system. The book immediately informs readers that it is not concerned with the earlier construction of the "cut and cover" lines, such as the Metropolitan and District lines, but concentrates on the deep level "tube" lines constructed by miners using Greathead Shields, and cast iron linings to burrow their way under London. The authors have mixed contemporary reports of finance, engineering, and technological difficulties in building the system, along with the great characters that drove the plan along. London readers may be greatly surprised to find that an American, Charles Yerkes, was largly instrumental in the systems conceptualisation and commercialisation (Quote from Amazon reviews by Mr. N. M. Craddy)

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Tubemapper

The Tube Mapper Project: Capturing Moments on the London Underground

Published by ‎ The History Press (13 Nov. 2020)

ISBN ‎ 978-0750994378

The Underground is the backbone of the city of London, a part of our identity. It's a network of shared experiences and visual memories, and most Londoners and visitors to the city will at some point have an interaction with the London Underground tube and train network. The Tube Mapper project deliberately captures moments of subconscious recognition and overlooked interests, showcasing images that can be seen near or at many of London's Underground, Overground and DLR stations

Tube Station Trivia by Geoff Marshall

Published by Capital History 2018

ISBN 978-1854144317

In 2002 Geoff Marshall first attempted the Tube Challenge. After his second attempt, he decided to get out at every station and find pieces of trivia, which later turned into a Youtube series and then a book

Tube station Trivia
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Underground News 

This is a monthly magazine that is produced by the London Underground Railway Society (LURS).

Each month there are various different articles, "Underground Diary" - giving information on events that have happened the previous month, historical events and lots of additional information. 

This is produced by a group of Volunteers and can either be found by contacting them directly;  https://www.lurs.org.uk/index.htm  or their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheLURS/

Or there are some back issues available on Ebay, or from the London Transport museum shop: https://www.ltmuseumshop.co.uk/

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